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Which of the following statements is true about the theory of comparative advantage?

A. Countries gain from trade only if they have absolute advantage

B. Countries can gain from trade even if they have absolute advantage in all commodities

C. Comparative advantage was proposed by Adam Smith

D. Trade will lead to fall in welfare

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Mention if the following statements are true or false. Explain clearly why, using ideas and concepts.

a. Under free trade, one country gains at the expense of the other.

b. The theory of comparative advantage states that free trade benefits all countries.

c. The Neo-classical trade theory states that trade arises due to different amounts of labor and capital in a country.

d. The H-O theory states that trade arises due to different PPFs in a country.

e. Under free trade, prices fall, so trade becomes easier.

f. A country should not have any imports and should increase exports if it wants to increase its employment levels.

g. Adam Smith recommended very strong government regulation of trade.

h. A country with higher labor productivity than another country will have a comparative advantage in the production of all goods.

i. The Theory of absolute advantage explains producer and consumer equilibriums under free trade.

j. Developed countries do not gain under free trade with developing countries.

Discuss and explain the difference between the two.

The principle upon which Adam Smith first claimed that free trade benefits all countries. It holds that a country benefits from trade when it produces a particular good at a lower cost (in terms of labor input) than it costs to produce the good in any other country. By specializing the in the production and export of this good and importing goods whose production costs are higher than in other countries, the country can consume more of both goods. In trade theories, this principle was later replaced by the principle of comparative advantages.

Comparative Advantage is first fully stated by David Ricardo in the early nineteenth century, this concept holds that a country has a comparative advantage in a good if it can produce that good more cheaply than it can produce other goods. By specializing in the production of goods in which it holds a comparative advantage and importing the other goods, the country can consume more of all goods. In contrast to Adam Smith, therefore, this principle states that a country need not have an absolute advantage in any good to benefit from trade. The principle provides a powerful justification for liberal international trade by asserting that all countries benefit from such trade.

Which of the following statements is true of the theory of absolute advantage?

A. Trade is beneficial if country does not have absolute advantage in all commodities

B. Trade is beneficial if ratio of labour used in production is less

C. Trade is beneficial only for a section of population

D. Trade leads to migration of people

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